77MovieNerd ScoreThe Boy and the HeronMovie2023While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."Overall82Story78Acting73Cinematography93Concept65Entertaining75Uniqueness90Family Friendly70
The Roundup: No Way OutMovie2023Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
KateMovie2021A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
MinamataMovie2020War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Poupelle of Chimney TownMovie2020The story is about a young boy named Lubicchi and a trashman named Poupelle who meet on a Halloween night in a city that is full of tall chimneys. The chimneys pour out black smoke and the true sky cannot be seen.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
MidwayMovie2019The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Fullmetal AlchemistMovie2017Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1Movie2017Morioh, 1999—a normally quiet and peaceful town has recently become a hotbed of strange activity. Jōtarō Kūjō, now a marine biologist, heads to the mysterious town to meet Jōsuke Higashikata. While the two may seem like strangers at first, Jōsuke is actually the illegitimate child of Jōtarō's grandfather, Joseph Joestar. When they meet, Jōtarō realizes that he may have more in common with Jōsuke than just a blood relation. Along with the mild-mannered Kōichi Hirose and the boisterous Okuyasu Nijimura, the group dedicates themselves to investigating recent disappearances and other suspicious occurrences within Morioh. Aided by the power of Stands, the four men will encounter danger at every street corner, as it is up to them to unravel the town's secrets, before another occurs.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Shin GodzillaMovie2016When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The WailingMovie2016A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Attack on TitanMovie2015100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. Soon, human civilization veered on collapse due to the titans. Humans then built a giant wall to defend themselves. Within the giant walls, humans lived in peace, but, 100 years later, the giant wall is broken.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Attack on Titan II: End of the WorldMovie2015Eren Yeager leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans never stops attacking. Eren is now injured and tries to protect Armin, but is swallowed by a titan. A Titan with black hair appears and begins to expel the other titans.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Parasyte: Part 2Movie2015Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Parasyte: Part 1Movie2014Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human's, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and co-exist, all the while the other aliens are making meals of other humans; Shin feels he must put a stop to it all, but his alien, Migi, doesn't see why.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The World of KanakoMovie2014When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Like Father, Like SonMovie2013Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Wind RisesMovie2013A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Why Don't You Play in Hell?Movie2013In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairMovie2011An assassin is shot and almost killed by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is a complete edit of the two-part martial arts action films Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 2. The film was originally scheduled to be released as one part. However, due to the film's over 4 hour running time, it was split into two parts.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
OutrageMovie2010When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
SilkMovie2007Based on the best-selling novel by Alessandro Baricco, this visually stunning film tells the story of a French trader who finds unexpected love far away from home.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Godzilla: Final WarsMovie2004Humanity finally rids themselves of Godzilla, imprisoning him in an icy tomb in the South Pole. All is peaceful until various monsters emerge to lay waste to Earth's cities. Overwhelmed, humanity is seemingly saved by a race of benevolent aliens known as Xiliens. But not all is what it seems with these bizarre visitors. If humanity wishes to survive, they must reluctantly resurrect their most hated enemy, Godzilla.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
91MovieNerd ScoreKill Bill: Vol. 2Movie2004The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill.Overall89Story90Acting91Cinematography89Concept92Entertaining92Uniqueness100Family Friendly—
95MovieNerd ScoreKill Bill: Vol. 1Movie2003An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.Overall94Story93Acting92Cinematography94Concept95Entertaining95Uniqueness96Family Friendly20
Ichi the KillerMovie2001As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
AuditionMovie1999Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Hard BoiledMovie1992A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Black RainMovie1989Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—